Defence of the Realm (1986)

ALL 05/09/1986 (en) Action, Thriller 96 Min
  • Release
    05/09/1986
  • Production
    Enigma Productions, The Rank Organisation, National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)
  • Rotten tomato
    65%
  • Original title
    Defence of the Realm
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 750,000.00
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Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?

Overview

A reporter named Mullen 'stumbles' onto a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a KGB agent and a near-nuclear disaster involving a teenage runaway and a U.S. Air Force base. Has there been a Government cover-up? Mullen teams up with Vernon Bayliss, an old hack, and Nina Beckam, the MP's assistant, to find out the truth.

  1. David Drury

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor



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  1. Gabriel Byrne

    Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen

  2. Greta Scacchi

    Nina Beckman

  3. Denholm Elliott

    Vernon Bayliss

  4. Ian Bannen

    Dennis Markham

  5. Fulton Mackay

    Victor Kingsbrook

  6. Bill Paterson

    Jack Macleod

  7. David Calder

    Harry Champion

  8. Frederick Treves

    Arnold Reece

  9. Robbie Coltrane

    Leo McAskey

  10. Steven Woodcock

    Steven Dyce

  11. Graham Fletcher-Cook

    Mickey Parker

  12. Annabel Leventon

    Trudy Markham

  13. Alexei Jawdokimov

    Dietrich Kleist

  14. Danny Webb

    Danny Royce

  15. Prentis Hancock

    Frank Longman

  16. Michael Johnson

    Humphrey Channing

  17. Mark Tandy

    Philip Henderson

  18. Nicholas Coppin

    1st Newsroom Deputy

  19. Veronica Duffy

    2nd Newsroom Deputy

  20. David Hatton

    Picture Editor

  21. Laurance Rudic

    Charlie

  22. Philip Whitchurch

    Cuttings Librarian

  23. Beverly Anderson

    Newscaster

  24. David Lyon

    Political Pundit

  25. Pip Miller

    Police Sergeant Ross

  26. David Halliwell

    Remand Centre Screw

  27. John Rees

    Minister at Funeral

  28. Ravinder Singh Reyett

    Club Doorman

  29. Noel Johnson

    Club Member

  30. Hubert Rees

    Club Waiter

  31. Oliver Ford Davies

    Anthony Clegg

  32. George Ellis Jones

    DCS Catterick

  33. James Fleet

    Ministry Man

  34. Vass Anderson

    Strick

  35. Lyndon Brook

    Pugh

  36. William Job

    Hilton

  37. Al Matthews

    First US Controller

  38. Daniel Foley

    Second US Controller

  39. Barbara Coles

    Third US Controller

  40. John Cannon

    Greenmont Detention Centre Officer

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 40 , Crews : 14

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Defence of the Realm (1986) 96 Min

ALL 05/09/1986 (en)
Action, Thriller
  • Release 05/09/1986
  • Production
    Enigma Productions, The Rank Organisation, National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)
  • Original title Defence of the Realm
  • en
  • Revenue750,000.00

Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?

Overview

A reporter named Mullen 'stumbles' onto a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a KGB agent and a near-nuclear disaster involving a teenage runaway and a U.S. Air Force base. Has there been a Government cover-up? Mullen teams up with Vernon Bayliss, an old hack, and Nina Beckam, the MP's assistant, to find out the truth.

  1. David Drury

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Robin Douet, Lynda Myles

    Producer